Spicy Japanese noodles

Ingredients:

• 500g/1lb 2oz fresh Japanese
• noodles such as soba
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
• 1 red onion, sliced
• 100g/4oz mangetout
• 175g/6oz carrots, thinly sliced
• 350g/12oz white cabbage,
• shredded
• 3 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce
• 2 spring onions, sliced 

 • Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Add the noodles to the pan,and cook for 2–3 minutes. Drain the noodles thoroughly. Toss thenoodles with the sesame oil and sesame seeds, and set aside.

• Heat the sunflower oil in a large preheated wok. Add the onion slices,mangetout, carrot slices and shredded cabbage, and stir-fry for about5 minutes.

• Add the sweet chilli sauce to the wok and cook, stirring occasionally, fora further 2 minutes. Add the sesame noodles to the wok, toss thoroughlyto combine and heat for a further 2–3 minutes.

• Transfer the Japanese noodles and spicy vegetables to warm individualserving bowls, scatter over the spring onions and serve immediately.